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Hello everyone,

Im new to war-hammer and have recently just picked up some of the newer iron-breaker/iron-drake models kits and i have come across an issue. If you look onto the GW website, the models of the iron-breakers have a very thin blue decal on the armour that really adds to the impressiveness of the model. Up close, i can see these lines on the model, but i am unable to paint them on with them being so small and winding. Is there an easier way to get these lines to show?

Welcome to Dakka!

The easiest way to bring out this kind of detail is to use a wash. This is a heavily thinned down (via adding water or a medium of choice) and applied over the whole area. It will pool around the details, making them stand out a lot more.

GW sell pre-made washes, such as Nuln Oil (good if your armour is silver) and Agrax Earthshade (good if your armour is gold, and also for any red/brown/yellow fabrics/leathers ect on the models), or you can just add water to a paint of your choice.

welcome to the painting =D

Paradigm is right, but also another way to do what you're talking about, if the areas are recessed, is to paint them first and then carefully drybrush a layer on top. I'd still recommend a wash, it helps it stand out. Note this will also work if the lines are raised for instance, but you will need to paint the underlying area first, instead, and then carefully drybrush the lines. Drybrushing catches the higher edges of something, which makes it a good technique for this sort of thing.

If the raised areas (not the lines) are big enough it's also possible to simply paint them after painting the lines and applying a wash. This can give you two tones as well.

here is a drybrush tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaEKiuCr7kg
also, his how to use washes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke2UMbMPN9w

I strongly recommend his channel, it's really good! You can also look up Warhammer TV to find GWs painting tutorials

Good luck and happy painting!

Thanks guys, really appreciate the help. WIll submit a photo to show the outcome when i get the time to paint